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Written by Teekse on 2024-11-24 at 09:16

Dear #knitting bubble, do you have any experiences with knitting belt or other techniques I could try? As soon as I pick up my needles I get problems with my right wrist and have to stop again. I really would like to find a way to knit again. I enjoyed it a lot and it makes me really sad to be unable to do it anymore. @knitting

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Written by Larry on 2024-11-24 at 09:23

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Is your growing row on your left, or right, needle?

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Written by Karen Strickholm on 2024-11-24 at 09:23

@meet_judith Have you tried bamboo needles? They really help me.

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Written by Mo 🏳️‍🌈 on 2024-11-24 at 09:43

@meet_judith there are some kind of ergonomic needles, but they will not help the wrist. Maybe you can try an arm storage system. These things for deskworking people?

Switch to crochet?

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Written by Elizenery on 2024-11-24 at 10:57

@meet_judith This video with a hand expert may be useful https://youtu.be/o9EuqfvhXMM?feature=shared

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Written by redbanjer 🪕 on 2024-11-24 at 17:08

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Before giving up, try changing-

if you knit English/American 'throwing' style, switch the Continental... much less right side movement.

Also try the Norwegian way of continental- keeping your left index down clode to the needles, so that you are not extending and flicking the left index, but merely 'picking' the working thread right off your left finger. Look for it on youtube videos.

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Written by Teekse on 2024-11-26 at 10:21

@redbanjer oh, I have never heard of Norwegian knitting. I‘m knitting continental and am interested to learn about the differences. Thank you!

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Written by redbanjer 🪕 on 2024-11-26 at 14:00

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Hi- there is only a slight difference-

with Norw. knitting, you keep your left index finger down with the other fingers, with the working yarn lying over it as normal. Then, when you are knitting a stitch, you put the right needle in and it only has to pick the yarn right off the left index finger which is right close by.

With regular continental, you have yarn on the left index finger but you are holding the finger up in the air and either flicking the finger or grabbing the yarn strand that's in the air with your needle to make a stitch.

So with Norw., less movement and less distance.

You can look through a few videos by googling: norwegian knitting techniques

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Written by Teekse on 2024-11-28 at 21:17

@redbanjer I watched some videos and now I’m really curious to give it abtreten and see if it’s going to work out for me. Thanks a lot for introducing this technique to me!

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Written by doneknitting on 2024-11-24 at 18:48

@meet_judith hi, I have no experience with knitting belts, but have you tried circular knitting needles, the ones connected with a cable? They can be used to knit back and forth too, and the weight of your work rests mostly in your lap

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Written by Teekse on 2024-11-26 at 10:22

@doneknitting yes, I’ve tried circular needles, wooden needles, metal needles, … it must be something in the way of the movement while knitting continental what causes the problems.

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Written by doneknitting on 2024-11-26 at 11:40

@meet_judith ow that sucks! I hope you can find a solution 🌸

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Written by Pi Fisher on 2024-11-24 at 18:50

@meet_judith I have a friend who knits with a belt. It takes the weight off of her right hand, so that it only needs to worry about moving the yarn around. Do you have a sense of what actions/stresses are causing the pain?

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Written by Teekse on 2024-11-26 at 10:26

@3geek14 good question. It must be something about the movement while knitting continental. I can’t sense any differences while knitting with wooden or metal needles.

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